Minimum wage in Nova Scotia will rise to $10.60 per hour on April 1

By Staff The Canadian Press

Posted January 28, 2015 5:50 pm

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HALIFAX – The minimum wage in Nova Scotia will go up by 20 cents an hour, starting April 1.

Increasing the minimum wage to $10.60 an hour was recommended by a committee that reviews the rate.

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The minimum wage for workers with less than three months’ experience will also increase by 20 cents an hour, to $10.10.

Nova Scotia adjusts its minimum wage once a year based on the previous year’s national consumer price index.

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